Definition of Triangle

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An instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at one angle, and sounded by being struck with a small metallic rod.
  

(n.)
A small constellation situated between Aries and Andromeda.
  

(n.)
A small constellation near the South Pole, containing three bright stars.
  

(n.)
A kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were bound when undergoing corporal punishment, -- now disused.
  

(n.)
A figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles.
  

(n.)
A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.
  

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triangle
\tri"an`gle\ (?), n. [l. triangulum, fr. triangulus triangular; tri- (see tri-) + angulus angle: cf. f. triangle. see angle a corner.]
1. (geom.) a figure bounded by three lines, and containing three angles.
note: a triangle is either plane, spherical, or curvilinear, according as its sides are straight lines, or arcs of great circles of a sphere, or any curved lines whatever. a plane triangle is designated as scalene, isosceles, or equilateral, according as it has no two sides equal, two sides equal, or all sides equal; and also as right-angled, or oblique-angled, according as it has one right angle, or none; and oblique-angled triangle is either acute-angled, or obtuse-angled, according as all the angles are acute, or one of them obtuse. the terms scalene, isosceles, equilateral, right-angled, acute-angled, and obtuse-angled, are applied to spherical triangles in the same sense as to plane triangles.
2. (mus.) an instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at one angle, and sounded by being struck with a small metallic rod.
3. a draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled triangle.
4. (mus.) a kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were bound when undergoing corporal punishment, -- now disused.
5. (astron.) (a) a small constellation situated between aries and andromeda. (b) a small constellation near the south pole, containing three bright stars.
triangle
spider (zo?l.), a small american spider (hyptiotes americanus) of the family ciniflonid?, living among the dead branches of evergreen trees. it constructs a triangular web, or net, usually composed of four radii crossed by a double elastic fiber. the spider holds the thread at the apex of the web and stretches it tight, but lets go and springs the net when an insect comes in contact with it.
triangle
n
1. a three-sided polygon [syn: trigon, trilateral]


2. any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
3. a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle

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 legs of a triangle 
 oblique triangle 
 isosceles triangle 
 southern triangle 
 quadrantal triangle 
 triangle spider 
 right triangle 
 polar spherical triangle 
 the triangle 
 right-angled triangle 

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Noun
1. a three-sided polygon
(synonym) trigon, trilateral
(hypernym) polygon, polygonal shape
(hyponym) acute triangle, acute-angled triangle
(derivation) triangulate
2. something approximating the shape of a triangle; "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle"
(hypernym) shape, form
3. any of various triangular drafting instruments used to draw straight lines at specified angles
(hypernym) drafting instrument
4. a percussion instrument consisting of a metal bar bent in the shape of an open triangle
(hypernym) percussion instrument, percussive instrument

Additional track laid at a major junction to allow trains to be turned by running the three sides of the triangle rather than reversing in a wye . Found outside major terminal stations where fixed passenger sets need to be turned to equalize flange wear.

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Post Code: HX6

State: VIRGINIA
City: TRIANGLE

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To dream of a triangle, foretells separation from friends, and love affairs will terminate in disagreements.
  

Meditation, commitment

See front triangle and rear triangle .

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Triangle An emblem of the triad or three-in-one, expressing more than the three dots alone: the points, lines, and the whole figure give a septenate composed of two triads and a monad. The triangle also symbolizes twin rays proceeding from a central point, and when the other ends of these lines are joined, the base line signifies that which is produced by the interaction and interblending of the two formative rays. The apex, the side lines, and the base thus represent the three chief stages of cosmic evolution. The idea is further elaborated in the square pyramid. The Pythagoreans recognized the triangle as the first regular rectilinear figure, as three is the first odd number -- the one being considered as the origin and unit, out of which all subsequent parts flow. The usual form of the triangle in symbology is equilateral, with the apex up or down. The circle, triangle, and square form another important triad representing stages in evolution. For interlaced triangles, see also SIX-POINTED STAR